"Little Boy Sad" is a song written by Wayne Walker and performed by

Johnny Burnette John Joseph Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter of rockabilly and pop music. In 1952, Johnny, his brother Dorsey Burnette, and their mutual friend Paul Burlison, formed the band that became ...

. The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1961. The song appeared on his 1961 album, ''Johnny Burnette Sings''. The song was produced by

Snuff Garrett Thomas Lesslie Garrett (July 5, 1938 – December 16, 2015) known as Snuff Garrett or Tommy Garrett, was an American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s. Early years Garrett was born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

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;Johnny Burnette ;Bill Phillips

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Paul Petersen Paul Petersen (born September 23, 1945) is an American actor, singer, novelist and activist. He rose to prominence in the 1950s playing Jeff Stone on '' The Donna Reed Show''. Petersen pursued a singing career in the 1960s. In the 1980s and 1 ...

released a version of the song as the

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to his hit single, "

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" in

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

. It was featured on his 1962 album, '' Lollipops and Roses''. * M.P.D. Limited released a version as a single in Australia in 1965, which reached the Top 10 across the country. *

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released a version as a single in

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Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits are an English rock and pop group formed in 1963 in Manchester and formerly fronted by singer Peter Noone. Known for their jaunty beat sound and Noone's often tongue-in-cheek vocal style, the Hermits charted with numerous tra ...

released a version on the UK version of their 1966 album, '' Both Sides of Herman's Hermits''. * Bill Phillips released a version as a single in

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. It reached #10 on the country chart.Bill Phillips, "Little Boy Sad" Chart Positions
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